> > http://www.amd.com/products/npd/software/pcnet_mobile/utilities/utilities.html
> > is helpful. and of course, IEEE 802.11 base spec, which is not free.
> 
> Hmmm...  Do I need an MS-Windows machine to make use of those
> utilities?

Yes to use utilities.  No for documents.
Run unzip "Utilities and Documents Disk 1", and unzip again created .zip
file.  Then you can find pdf documents.

Atsushi